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I'm hopefully done with my artist's block. It's never been as bad as it has been this year. But I've had a weird couple of years. Especially 2008-- can we bring on '09 already, or what?

Uploaded a scrap that I plan on making a "step by step" thing.

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He's on DeviantArt.

Not even sure if it's legit. But if it's a joke, I'm liking it!

Wow. Stuart Immonen. Dustin Nguyen. Mike Deodato Jr.

Does Frank Cho have a DA page I don't know about?

<-- Adam Hughes's gallery.
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I have quite a list of pet peeves that involve art-- particularly comicbook art.

Boob socks. What are boob socks? Boob socks are when an artist draws a superheroine in costume that seems vacume sealed for each breast. In real life, for that to happen, the fabric would have to bulge individually for each breast. Which would look ridiculous. And the boob socks extend to unrelated things, like sweaters, t-shirts, and a few times - jackets. If you handed a sweater to a woman with boob socks in the front, I assure you, she'd be horrified. And if she pepper-sprays you, you're gettng off easy.
One of the brave new (not so new) artists who does NOT draw boob socks is Frank Cho. Example: [link]
See? No sacrifice of sexiness. And they actually look bigger that way, if that's what you're into. It's a win win, people.

Porn poses... I get that people want superheroines to be sexy. I am in fact a supporter of sexy heroines. I'm a supporter of sexy anything. But porn poses? Really? There's nothing I hate more than a great superheroine who looks like she's traced from an issue of playboy- strike that, Hustler. Sexy is good. Trashy is bad. I do not want to see my heroes in poses that say "rape me anally"-- just sayin'.

Wedgies I wanted to lump this with porn poses, but thought it deserved it's own passage. There's snug, and there's the aggressively, obsessivly vacume sealed look certain artists give the ass-crack region. DO NOT WANT!

Also? Thongs that ride up over the pelvic bone produce wedgies. It's not the 1980's anymore. We don't need to draw pantylines that go over the bellybutton. The 80's were just a bad time-period--- pantyline-wise. Hair-wise...And just about everything-wise. Everything was bad except, She-Ra, Thundercats, my little pony and Frogger. That's a scientific fact.

Feminine hands. First off, feminine hands are great. But knowing how to means that long 80's style fingernails with red nail polish are no longer required. I don't even know anyone who wears red nail polish anymore (unless they have cute short rounded nails- which is the unwritten rule. I lied. It's a written rule, if you read Marie Claire magazine, that is. *cough*

Anyhoo.

Let me know when the skrull thing is over in the Marvel side of the playground. I think that'd be a good time to jump back in.
And (spoiler- no pun intended) is back! W00t!

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My favorite post that clarifies art theft- [link]


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So, this entry [link] made me wonder:
If you see something on DA and it looks cool, you fave it. You discover after the fact that it's either stolen or traced off of someone else's work.
Dun Dun Dun!

Do you unfave it?

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My favorite post that clarifies art theft- [link]


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note: I am tired of the people who cry "panic" when others voice disapproval of this topic. I am also tired of people who ask if this is an old story. Old, meaning done with. Or the people who've read only the 2006 drafts, debating with you about the 2007-2008 versions.

Give credit where it's due. The people who've actually read the senate and house drafts, old and new are ahead of the game. But I've also noticed many of them perching themselves on a seat of superiority and saying "RELAX. this means nothing. Sit back."

I have said before (and will say many times again) that fixing an unbroken system is stupid. I will also say that the people who've "interpreted" the new drafts and say it's harmless are fooling themselves. Do people realize that in legalese, its often the most innocuous wordings that create the most damage?

And the people who've written their lengthy takes on the subject are NOT legal analysts.

And I suspect the people who cry "Panic- Relax" want to drop the story because they're suffering from "compassion fatigue" [link]

Not that this is an issue of compassion. But hear a story enough, and one becomes inured to it. How many times have you watched tv with someone, and the news talks about hunger in africa. They shrug "too bad" and continue playing Nintendo Ds or something? that person might otherwise be very caring, but starvation in africa has gone on "for like, forever, man!"

You want a voice of reason? THIS is
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Check out the MASSIVE Amazon Feature jounal entry: [link]

My favorite post that clarifies art theft- what is and is not stealing:
[link]


In no particular order, an incomplete yet earnest list of those whom I admire--
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Clubs: